Kane Brides 🦆
@kanebrides.bsky.social
Senior Research Officer in the Conservation Evidence team at WWT. Working in wetland species recovery. Global Chair of IUCN Duck Specialist Group 🦆
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Kane Brides 🦆
@kanebrides.bsky.social
· Nov 15
First post on Bluesky! Hi I'm Kane & I work in wetland species recovery at @wwtworldwide.bsky.social based at Slimbridge. Along with posting about my WWT work, in my own time I also run lots of projects on bird species, especially wildfowl, so expect posts & project updates from these too! 👋
Working under the cover of darkness, counting snoozing swans 🦢💤 #Ornithology
January 18, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Working under the cover of darkness, counting snoozing swans 🦢💤 #Ornithology
Thank you to everyone who is out counting swans this weekend for the International Swan Census! I've had a great day in the Cambridgeshire Fens. I'm really looking forward to analysing the data & seeing the overall results! 🦢
January 17, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Thank you to everyone who is out counting swans this weekend for the International Swan Census! I've had a great day in the Cambridgeshire Fens. I'm really looking forward to analysing the data & seeing the overall results! 🦢
Out counting for the International Swan Census this weekend? Look out for colour-ringed swans. Sightings will help us assess the whereabouts of individuals but also to detect whether any major movement has occurred during the census period. Sightings to ring.ac #ornithology
January 17, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Out counting for the International Swan Census this weekend? Look out for colour-ringed swans. Sightings will help us assess the whereabouts of individuals but also to detect whether any major movement has occurred during the census period. Sightings to ring.ac #ornithology
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Up early to count the swans before they left their roost. 389 Whooper Swans (59 juvs) and 1 Bewick's Swan. All submitted to the International Swan Census data portal.
Check out vacant sites that need covering this weekend
app.bto.org/gsmp/public/...
#NorfolkBirding
Check out vacant sites that need covering this weekend
app.bto.org/gsmp/public/...
#NorfolkBirding
January 16, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Up early to count the swans before they left their roost. 389 Whooper Swans (59 juvs) and 1 Bewick's Swan. All submitted to the International Swan Census data portal.
Check out vacant sites that need covering this weekend
app.bto.org/gsmp/public/...
#NorfolkBirding
Check out vacant sites that need covering this weekend
app.bto.org/gsmp/public/...
#NorfolkBirding
Reposted by Kane Brides 🦆
🦢 The International Swan Census is almost here – this weekend!
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
January 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
🦢 The International Swan Census is almost here – this weekend!
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
🦢 The International Swan Census is almost here – this weekend!
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
January 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
🦢 The International Swan Census is almost here – this weekend!
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
We still have a few priority sites that need coverage. Please check the map & help us assess how well our Whooper & Bewick’s Swan populations are faring. Every count matters! 🙏 bto.org/gsmp-isc
📸 @tangrigg.bsky.social #Ornithology
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📉Bewick's Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe are declining. Would you like to help us continue to monitor Bewick's (and Whooper Swans) through participating in the International Swan Census this weekend? See more information: www.bto.org/gsmp-isc
📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
January 13, 2026 at 9:38 AM
📉Bewick's Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe are declining. Would you like to help us continue to monitor Bewick's (and Whooper Swans) through participating in the International Swan Census this weekend? See more information: www.bto.org/gsmp-isc
The next International Swan Census is almost here (17/18 Jan). Coverage is looking good, but there's a few small gaps. If you're able to help, please check the below map and get in touch with @webs-gsmp.bsky.social
Birders on Mull, Skye, Orkney & Uists are needed in particular! Thank you!!
Birders on Mull, Skye, Orkney & Uists are needed in particular! Thank you!!
1/ Can you help us count Bewick's and Whooper Swans for the International Swan Census on 17-18 January 2026? 🦢
Visit the vacant site map to request a site at app.bto.org/gsmp/pub...
#Ornithology @webs-gsmp.bsky.social
Visit the vacant site map to request a site at app.bto.org/gsmp/pub...
#Ornithology @webs-gsmp.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
The next International Swan Census is almost here (17/18 Jan). Coverage is looking good, but there's a few small gaps. If you're able to help, please check the below map and get in touch with @webs-gsmp.bsky.social
Birders on Mull, Skye, Orkney & Uists are needed in particular! Thank you!!
Birders on Mull, Skye, Orkney & Uists are needed in particular! Thank you!!
Pinkies above the chimney pots!
Apologies to all my colleagues who had to endure several mid-meeting pauses today so I could grab photos of migrating Pink-footed Geese from my desk… priorities!
Streams of Pink-footed geese heading west over Manchester today.
Apologies to all my colleagues who had to endure several mid-meeting pauses today so I could grab photos of migrating Pink-footed Geese from my desk… priorities!
Streams of Pink-footed geese heading west over Manchester today.
January 8, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Pinkies above the chimney pots!
Apologies to all my colleagues who had to endure several mid-meeting pauses today so I could grab photos of migrating Pink-footed Geese from my desk… priorities!
Streams of Pink-footed geese heading west over Manchester today.
Apologies to all my colleagues who had to endure several mid-meeting pauses today so I could grab photos of migrating Pink-footed Geese from my desk… priorities!
Streams of Pink-footed geese heading west over Manchester today.
We can confirm these two Bewick's are now at WWT Slimbridge. Known as Clutton & Cameley, they arrived at Slimbridge on Christmas Day / Boxing Day. Clutton is a regular & Cameley is here for the first time @samodonnell25.bsky.social
Mega happy to find these 2 Bewick's Swans on Patch at Walthamstow Wetlands this morning! A very rare bird here and a Patch tick. Also found a Little Gull, 2 Ravens, good numbers of Lapwings. Saw a roosting Woodcock earlier in the week plus Wigeon, Buzzard, and more! A nice early Xmas present!
December 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We can confirm these two Bewick's are now at WWT Slimbridge. Known as Clutton & Cameley, they arrived at Slimbridge on Christmas Day / Boxing Day. Clutton is a regular & Cameley is here for the first time @samodonnell25.bsky.social
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RSPB seasonal positions @rspbscience.bsky.social are live & we are ready for applications!
🌱🪶🌊⛰️🐣 Huge variety of posts available for 2026: seabirds, veg surveys, visitor questionnaires, upland monitoring, wader chick tracking... all listed on the attachments via the link 👇
Deadline 11th Jan 2026 📆
🌱🪶🌊⛰️🐣 Huge variety of posts available for 2026: seabirds, veg surveys, visitor questionnaires, upland monitoring, wader chick tracking... all listed on the attachments via the link 👇
Deadline 11th Jan 2026 📆
We're hiring!
Seasonal Research Assistant and Senior Research Assistant positions for 2026 🪶
Deadline: 11th Jan 26
Apply here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Seasonal Research Assistant and Senior Research Assistant positions for 2026 🪶
Deadline: 11th Jan 26
Apply here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
December 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
RSPB seasonal positions @rspbscience.bsky.social are live & we are ready for applications!
🌱🪶🌊⛰️🐣 Huge variety of posts available for 2026: seabirds, veg surveys, visitor questionnaires, upland monitoring, wader chick tracking... all listed on the attachments via the link 👇
Deadline 11th Jan 2026 📆
🌱🪶🌊⛰️🐣 Huge variety of posts available for 2026: seabirds, veg surveys, visitor questionnaires, upland monitoring, wader chick tracking... all listed on the attachments via the link 👇
Deadline 11th Jan 2026 📆
Our latest paper in Wildfowl presents the most comprehensive assessment yet of micro-particle ingestion in wild geese. From 809 faecal samples across five species, 46.5% contained synthetic micro-particles, detected at every sampling location. Open access paper - tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... ⬇️
December 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Our latest paper in Wildfowl presents the most comprehensive assessment yet of micro-particle ingestion in wild geese. From 809 faecal samples across five species, 46.5% contained synthetic micro-particles, detected at every sampling location. Open access paper - tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... ⬇️
Latest Greenland White-fronted Goose population estimate: 13,303. Now 13,302 (that we know of). I dread every ringing recovery that lands in my inbox - another bird lost to illegal shooting in Iceland. We can’t afford to lose any more.
📸David Dinsley
📸David Dinsley
December 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Latest Greenland White-fronted Goose population estimate: 13,303. Now 13,302 (that we know of). I dread every ringing recovery that lands in my inbox - another bird lost to illegal shooting in Iceland. We can’t afford to lose any more.
📸David Dinsley
📸David Dinsley
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📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
December 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
December 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
The International Swan Census is nearly here! UK coverage looks strong, but key Whooper/Bewick's sites still need volunteers for 17–18 Jan 26. If you can help, please reach out to @btobirds.bsky.social. Check map for vacant sites lnkd.in/eWqWm7GW Thanks to all who are taking part! Photo: Ben Andrew
December 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The International Swan Census is nearly here! UK coverage looks strong, but key Whooper/Bewick's sites still need volunteers for 17–18 Jan 26. If you can help, please reach out to @btobirds.bsky.social. Check map for vacant sites lnkd.in/eWqWm7GW Thanks to all who are taking part! Photo: Ben Andrew
Big up to the team for working into the small hours last night 🌙We thermal-drone-imaged farm reservoirs across Fenland to better understand the role these vital, unprotected wetlands play for the Icelandic Whooper Swan population 🦢🌍
#Wetlands
#Wetlands
December 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Big up to the team for working into the small hours last night 🌙We thermal-drone-imaged farm reservoirs across Fenland to better understand the role these vital, unprotected wetlands play for the Icelandic Whooper Swan population 🦢🌍
#Wetlands
#Wetlands
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📢Looking for counters for the International Swan Census (ISC) on the weekend of 17th-18th January 2026 in West Inverness/Wester Ross and the Isle of Skye.
@btoscotland.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding
@btoscotland.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
📢Looking for counters for the International Swan Census (ISC) on the weekend of 17th-18th January 2026 in West Inverness/Wester Ross and the Isle of Skye.
@btoscotland.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding
@btoscotland.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding
This time, the washes were ready! 🦢✅
After a 570km U-turn north to Aberdeenshire, likely due to low water at the Ouse Washes, the same swan has migrated south again & arrived to restored, higher levels. A real-world example of landscape-scale habitat assessment by migratory birds.
After a 570km U-turn north to Aberdeenshire, likely due to low water at the Ouse Washes, the same swan has migrated south again & arrived to restored, higher levels. A real-world example of landscape-scale habitat assessment by migratory birds.
December 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This time, the washes were ready! 🦢✅
After a 570km U-turn north to Aberdeenshire, likely due to low water at the Ouse Washes, the same swan has migrated south again & arrived to restored, higher levels. A real-world example of landscape-scale habitat assessment by migratory birds.
After a 570km U-turn north to Aberdeenshire, likely due to low water at the Ouse Washes, the same swan has migrated south again & arrived to restored, higher levels. A real-world example of landscape-scale habitat assessment by migratory birds.
Reposted by Kane Brides 🦆
Super excited to share the first paper from my PhD! 🎉
We found that rivers don’t just matter for wetland birds - they also help support terrestrial insectivores, thanks to the flow of energy and nutrients from aquatic insects. 🌊🦟
Read more here: 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We found that rivers don’t just matter for wetland birds - they also help support terrestrial insectivores, thanks to the flow of energy and nutrients from aquatic insects. 🌊🦟
Read more here: 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Cross-system transfer of fatty acids from aquatic insects supports terrestrial insectivore condition and reproductive success - Oecologia
Cross-system fluxes of aquatic insects rich in omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 LC-PUFAs), specifically eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), may subsidise ins...
link.springer.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Super excited to share the first paper from my PhD! 🎉
We found that rivers don’t just matter for wetland birds - they also help support terrestrial insectivores, thanks to the flow of energy and nutrients from aquatic insects. 🌊🦟
Read more here: 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We found that rivers don’t just matter for wetland birds - they also help support terrestrial insectivores, thanks to the flow of energy and nutrients from aquatic insects. 🌊🦟
Read more here: 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Kane Brides 🦆
Whooper Swans, sounding like a brass band falling down the stairs. Sound up. #ukbirding
November 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Whooper Swans, sounding like a brass band falling down the stairs. Sound up. #ukbirding
Out of office ✔️ Week of nocturnal surveys at the Ouse Washes to map how smaller wetlands support roosting Iceland Whooper Swans. Thermal tech + drones + GPS tracking = identifying key sites & backing landscape-scale wetland protection for migrants 🌍🦢 #Wetlands #Conservation #Ornithology
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Out of office ✔️ Week of nocturnal surveys at the Ouse Washes to map how smaller wetlands support roosting Iceland Whooper Swans. Thermal tech + drones + GPS tracking = identifying key sites & backing landscape-scale wetland protection for migrants 🌍🦢 #Wetlands #Conservation #Ornithology
Reposted by Kane Brides 🦆
Studying for an MSc this year & looking for a #seabird research project?
We're looking for a student to help investigate the factors that influence #StormPetrel response rates during playback surveys. 🔊🐣
🔗Do get in touch if you have any Qs: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu... #seabirds #ornithology
We're looking for a student to help investigate the factors that influence #StormPetrel response rates during playback surveys. 🔊🐣
🔗Do get in touch if you have any Qs: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu... #seabirds #ornithology
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Studying for an MSc this year & looking for a #seabird research project?
We're looking for a student to help investigate the factors that influence #StormPetrel response rates during playback surveys. 🔊🐣
🔗Do get in touch if you have any Qs: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu... #seabirds #ornithology
We're looking for a student to help investigate the factors that influence #StormPetrel response rates during playback surveys. 🔊🐣
🔗Do get in touch if you have any Qs: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu... #seabirds #ornithology
Reposted by Kane Brides 🦆
The International Swan Census (ISC) is taking place on the weekend of 17th-18th January 2026 (WeBS January Core Count weekend), counting Whooper and Bewick’s Swans. Follow these simple steps to get involved 👇
@btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding #Ornithology
@btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding #Ornithology
November 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The International Swan Census (ISC) is taking place on the weekend of 17th-18th January 2026 (WeBS January Core Count weekend), counting Whooper and Bewick’s Swans. Follow these simple steps to get involved 👇
@btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding #Ornithology
@btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
#UKBirding #Ornithology
Arrived in Dongying at the opening ceremony of the 3rd International Birdwatching Season. I also enjoyed giving a Western perspective on swan monitoring & conservation at the 2nd International Symposium for Swan Conservation to delegates from China, Japan & Mongolia. #Ornithology
November 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Arrived in Dongying at the opening ceremony of the 3rd International Birdwatching Season. I also enjoyed giving a Western perspective on swan monitoring & conservation at the 2nd International Symposium for Swan Conservation to delegates from China, Japan & Mongolia. #Ornithology